6 volumes. Introduction in Chinese and English. Collotype or tipped-in color plates throughout reproducing paintings; captions in Chinese and English on interleaves. (Folio) 44x31.5 cm (17¼x12½"), brocade silk wrappers, set in 2 chemises with bone clasps.
Paintings that "form part of the treasure that came from the former Imperial Palace of the Ch'ing Dynasty," dating back seven centuries.